On the Avenue

Chen Shi went downstairs and saw that the children were eight or nine years old. They were all boys, the right age for them to be naughty and naughty.

Creation Xiaowu looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, and he was considered the king of children inside. He had a lot of fun playing with the children. "You guys go ahead and play."

He saw Chen Shi coming and waved to the children.

"That kid over there, named Yuan Xiaoye, taught me how to fight."

Creation Xiao Wu pouted at a child and said, "He fights very hard on this street. Haven't you eaten yet? Go and wash up. I'll take you to drink soy milk and eat steamed buns." Chen Shi was quite excited and planned to ask him what happened. Who cut off his own divine fetus? After hearing this, he had to wash up first.

Soon after, the two walked through the alley and came to the soy milk shop on Wuchang Street. The two sat down and asked the waiter to bring four drawers of steamed buns and two bowls of soy milk.

"You can't beat others with your fists, and no one will listen to your words. I'm going to the Li Mansion, and all the ancestors of the Thirteenth Family are here to welcome me. Waiter, have another bowl!"

Creation Xiaowu drank a bowl of soy milk in one gulp and handed the empty bowl to the waiter. Chen Shi was eating steamed buns. Hearing this, he quickly stopped chewing for fear of missing some information. Creator Xiao Wu said: "Back then, the child scholar was favored by the true god and given the innate Tao fetus, which shocked the world. The first thought of many people was to snatch it."

He was eating steamed buns, stuffed with shepherd's purse and eggs, with the aroma of wild vegetables, and said slowly: "The Thirteenth Aristocratic Family and the small aristocratic families in Xinxiang Province swarmed and sent many experts to Xinxiang County. Xinxiang The county was mixed with dragons and snakes for a while, and then you were cut off from the divine fetus. Later, your grandfather went to Xijing because he found clues about the Thirteenth Family. "

He paused and waited for Chen Shi to finish the buns in his mouth, then continued: "Your grandfather went on a killing spree in Xijing and left a reputation as the butcher of Xijing. He did not exterminate the Thirteenth Family except because of the elders of the Thirteenth Family. Zu came forward and it was true that he could not remove these families. Another reason is that he found that the person who took away your divine fetus may not be from these families. "

Chen Shi was slightly startled. He was not from the Thirteenth Family?

The waiter brought a bowl of soy milk, and while eating steamed buns and drinking soy milk, Xiao Wu said, "According to my investigation, there was an extremely bloody battle in Xinxiang back then, and the target of the battle was your innate Tao fetus. The first batch of people to die are the examiner who sold your divine fetus, as well as the county magistrate and magistrate. Shi and others. The second group of people who died were the masters of the Thirteenth Family. After the Innate Dao Fetus disappeared, a large number of them died. The thirteen aristocratic families are suspicious of each other, wondering whether the innate Tao fetus fell into the hands of a certain aristocratic family. "

Chen Shi drank the soy milk slowly and said: "The thirteen aristocratic families are extremely powerful. It is impossible for the innate Tao fetus to fall into the hands of others. It can only be taken away by one of them."

Creator Xiaowu said: "So they are also investigating the whereabouts of the innate Tao fetus. After your grandfather arrived in Xijing, he alerted these old monsters, who forced him back. They are also very curious about the whereabouts of the innate Tao fetus. So they investigated the inside of the major families, but found no Tao Ti, so they all had a guess."

Chen Shi's expression moved slightly: "What guess?"

Creator Xiao Wu changed the topic and said: "Xiao Shi, do you know why the True King era declined? Why did the True King cut off contact with the Chinese Divine Continent after his death? Why did Taoism suddenly decline greatly, and many Kung Fu techniques Becoming mutilated? Why can monks only live a hundred years? Years of life? Why does the hell change drastically? Your grandfather and I have been looking for the answer to this question and want to gather more people to explore this. 's secret."

When he talked about these things, he was very serious and looked like a normal person.

"We try to recreate the Luotian Dajiao, Zhoutian Dajiao, and Putian Dajiao, and try to reconstruct the orthodoxy of the gods. However, when we investigate these things, there is always a mysterious force trying to stop us, trying to erase the truth. The history of the King’s era erased all traces of the existence of the Chinese gods.”

Creation Xiao Wu said, "We also discovered that there is also a power hidden under this land, waiting for revival.

"Maybe an unknown mountain appeared out of thin air, maybe an unknown ancient temple appeared somewhere, or maybe an unknown god suddenly appeared.

"If they are noticed by the true gods outside the sky, there will be mysterious powers that will obliterate the gods, destroy the ancient temples, and level the mountains. Moreover, as our investigation deepens, we find that some forces are trying to obliterate us, so we have repeatedly encountered Dangerous. This power can even mobilize the Heavenly Listeners."

Chen Shi was slightly startled. The Heavenly Listener can go up to Heavenly Listener. He is a weirdo who monitors the world on behalf of the true God. So, where will the power to mobilize the Heavenly Listeners come from?

Creator Xiaowu said: "Your grandfather and I once investigated the source of this power, tracked it to Despair Slope, and found some terrible things, so we retreated. This time I went to ask the ancestor of the Li family, the old guy from the Thirteenth Family. They once again mentioned the power behind the Sky Listeners and Despair Slope.”

Chen Shi felt awe-inspiring in his heart and said decisively: "This is a trap. Don't fall for it! The ancestors of the Thirteenth Generation Family definitely have bad intentions. They probably want to use the power of Despair Slope to kill you!"

Creator Xiao Wu smiled and said: "You care about me? Dad rarely cares about me. I am a tool he created. He likes me, just like a tool he likes."

He paused and said, "Of course I know they have bad intentions. You and I are not related, I will not risk my life to investigate the whereabouts of your divine fetus." He laughed and said, "When you were a child, I almost used you as a snack!"

Chen Shi had no memory of this. "You will not taste good when you grow up."

Creator Xiaowu glanced at him and said, "Your meat must be very sour now.

After the two finished breakfast, Creator Xiaowu stood aside with his hands in his sleeves. Chen Shi looked over, and Creator Xiaowu turned out his sleeves and said, "I have no money. Look, my pockets are cleaner than my face. I haven't come to drink soy milk for several days. "

He felt quite aggrieved.

In order to investigate the Xiantian Daotai, he killed many dignitaries, but these dignitaries rarely carried silver, except for magic weapons and other miscellaneous treasures. Later, he learned that the salaries of court officials were pitifully small. In order to maintain a clean image, dignitaries generally did not carry silver.

They also had special restaurants for meals. When they arrived at the place, they would leave after eating. They did not need to pay the bill, and someone would naturally come to pay the bill. Chen Shi paid the money, and the two returned to Chang'an Street together.

Zaowu Xiaowu said: "Chen Tang should have retired and returned home. You go back and come back in the evening. I will teach you the Zhoutian Dajiao."

Chen Shi waved goodbye, and Zaowu Xiaowu ignored him and went upstairs. Suddenly, he remembered something and said: "Come early in the evening. Take me to sell the stolen goods. "Chen Shi said yes, and walked out of the alley and towards the inner city.

He was still a little confused when he recalled the experience of this day and night.

Yesterday, he and Yu Lingzi killed the twelve core children of the Thirteen Families in Qixia Temple, and threw Fan Kongliu into the well to feed the dragon. Then in the evening, he met the Creator Xiaowu. After practicing in the small world refined by Xiaowu for a night, not only did his vitality recover, but his cultivation was greatly improved.

In addition, the Creator Xiaowu also found the clue of his innate Dao fetus.

Chen Shi calmed down and remembered that Chen Tang had warned him not to associate with people of questionable character, and the first one was the Creator Xiaowu. , hurriedly quickened his pace, and soon he entered the inner city.

The outer city was bustling with people coming and going, while the inner city was much quieter, like two different worlds.

Chen Shi slowed down his pace and found a wheelchair parked on the side of the road. Sitting on the wheelchair was a white-faced, beardless man wearing black clothes, red collar and white lining. He looked about forty or fifty years old and looked at him with a smile.

Behind him followed two young men, dressed in the clothes of the Jinyiwei, also white-faced and beardless, but expressionless. Seeing Chen Shi coming, the wheelchair automatically drove towards Chen Shi and walked side by side with Chen Shi.

The white-faced, beardless man had a clear and sharp voice and smiled, "Young Master Chen, please stay."

Chen Shi slowed down his pace and said in confusion, "Sir, please forgive me for my poor eyesight and not recognizing you."

The man smiled and said, "My surname is Feng, my name is Tianhuan, I was originally the eunuch in charge of the seal, the supervisor of the East Factory, and later resigned from office." Chen Shi looked at him and exclaimed, "You are a eunuch! ”

He looked at the two young men behind Eunuch Feng again: "You are all eunuchs!" The two young men stepped forward and shouted: "How dare you!"

Eunuch Feng raised his hand to stop the two men and said with a smile: "We are indeed eunuchs, there is no need to be shy. Mr. Chen, do you know the benefits of eunuchs?"

The wheelchair slowed down, and Eunuch Feng said with a smile: "We can have no real king or prince in the Ming Dynasty, but we definitely cannot have no eunuchs. Eunuchs are not from the thirteen families. Eunuchs have no descendants, so they will not think about getting benefits for the family, nor do they want to be real kings. After all, without descendants, even if they ascend the throne with great difficulty, they will die after a hundred years. We eunuchs in Xijing are the people with the least interests and conflicts of interest."

He said meaningfully: "Therefore, we eunuchs are the most fair people in Xijing."

His novel views aroused Chen Shi's interest, and his pace slowed down a bit, saying: "Eunuchs have these benefits?"

Eunuch Feng said with a smile: "There are too many benefits of eunuchs! Look at your Chen family, three generations have been outstanding, but the highest they have ever been is the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. Why can't they get promoted? They are worried that you will get power and become a noble family, and compete with them for power and profit. But eunuchs are much better. Eunuchs have no descendants, so they naturally cannot become a noble family. They will not be on guard against you, but will respect you, give you power, give you money, and let you do whatever you want. "

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Lord Feng is really humorous. It must be no coincidence that you and I met. I don't know why Lord Feng is looking for me?"

Eunuch Feng smiled and said, "Little Lord Chen, we have a long history, don't be so defensive. Our legs were broken by your grandfather." Chen Shi was awed in his heart and secretly on guard.

Eunuch Feng said, "Eleven years ago, your grandfather Chen Yindu came to Xijing, and no one could stop him. No one dared to fight him. We didn't dare to do that, so we gathered all the masters of the East Factory, set up a battle formation, and confronted him. The East Factory suffered heavy casualties. I have no feeling in my waist and eyes, all thanks to him. "

Chen Shi became even more nervous.

Eunuch Feng changed the subject and said with a smile: "But that is a thing of the past. Little Master Chen, many people do not think you can be the top scholar, but our family thinks that you are a talent. I support you to squeeze the young master out and you can be the top scholar."

Chen Shi was slightly startled and looked at him puzzled.

Of the thirteen noble families, except for the Prime Minister Zhang Fuzheng who expressed his attitude and supported Chen Tang, the other noble families all supported the young master openly or secretly. For a big official like Eunuch Feng, supporting the young master is the best choice.

Eunuch Feng smiled and said: "You are outstanding, better than the young master. My support for the young master is just icing on the cake, but my support for you is like sending charcoal in the snow. Moreover, I can't stand some of the young master's actions. "

He said calmly: "Young Master, those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. I can understand that he suppresses dissidents, but it is not easy for the court to have a few down-to-earth officials. He wants to get rid of these people and replace them with him." I can't agree with my own, especially on the day he entered the city, he used Zhenzhou's execution officer Du Wanshu's head to enhance his reputation, which made me heartbroken.

cold. "

Chen Shi stopped and looked at him doubtfully.

Eunuch Feng said: "Who would be willing to be an eunuch unless they have no choice? I also want to change the Ming Dynasty, but the young master is by no means a wise king. If he becomes the true king, the Ming Dynasty is really over."

He raised his head and said: "The results of the general examination have been decided internally. If the young master wants to get this Huiyuan, you will be ranked second. Then there will be a battle for the top candidate in the palace examination, between you and the young master. At that time, someone will try I will hurt you so that you can't compete with the young master."

Chen Shi was stunned and said, "Do eunuchs also have integrity?"

Eunuch Feng laughed and said: "Because we don't have the handle anymore, we have a little more backbone than those who have the handle. I will send you to your house to show my attitude." The wheelchair went side by side with Chen Shi, heading towards the Chen Mansion.

Eunuch Feng said eagerly: "Master Xiao Chen, you are very talented. If you don't dislike me, please consider me your adoptive father." Chen Shi was startled and quickly refused: "Why do you say this, sir? Don't mention this matter again. ”

Eunuch Feng felt very regretful: "We eunuchs have no descendants, so we all like to adopt godsons. The two behind me are my godsons. Unfortunately, they are also eunuchs, so I want to take in someone who is a leader. You are outstanding. , help me give birth to a grandson.”

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Thank you for your love, sir. The student's parents are still alive, so he dare not worship anyone else." When the Chen Mansion arrived, Eunuch Feng watched him enter the Chen Mansion before leaving.

"Why did the foster father abandon the young master and value Chen Shi?" asked a eunuch behind Eunuch Feng.

Eunuch Feng sighed and said: "I have always looked down upon the young master's actions. He seems to be wise, but in fact he is petty and frivolous, which damages his moral character. On the contrary, he is not as upright as Chen Xingxing. Who is willing to submit to him if he has some integrity? Besides, now that the new governor of Dongchang has taken refuge with the Young Master, if I take refuge with the Young Master and the Young Master comes to Dabao, will he let me take charge of Dongfang again?"

The eunuch said: "However, if the young master wins, he will ascend to the great treasure. If Chen Shi wins, he will only be the number one scholar and cannot bring us any greater benefits."

Eunuch Feng said calmly: "There are always some eunuchs who think that by clearing their master's name, his mother can enter the palace and become a concubine. I just can't stand these dead eunuchs who take refuge in the young master. I don't want benefits, and I can't let the young master wait like this. Scum becomes the true king!”